Concert Tour, Swiss Skydiver Jump Up in NTRA Polls

After each posted handy victories this past weekend, unbeaten sophomore Concert Tour and champion filly Swiss Skydiver both advanced up to third in this week's National Thoroughbred Racing Association Top 3-Year-Old Thoroughbred Poll and NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll, respectively. 

Concert Tour earned his third win from as many career starts when he captured the Rebel Stakes (G2) March 13 at Oaklawn Park. He earned two first-place votes and ranks behind poll leader Essential Quality and Bob Baffert stablemate Life Is Good.

While grade 1 winner Charlatan continues to lead the way in the Top Thoroughbred Poll followed by two-time Eclipse Award winner Monomoy Girl, Swiss Skydiver closed the gap on the top two following her victory in the Beholder Mile (G1) Saturday at Santa Anita Park, which earned her two first-place votes.

NTRA Top 3-Year-Old Thoroughbred Poll

Rank, Horse, Points (first-place votes)

1. Essential Quality    372 (20)

2. Life Is Good    365 (14)

3. Concert Tour    306 (2)

4. Greatest Honour    290 (2)

5. Mandaloun    239 (1)

6. Medina Spirit    156

7. Helium    77

8. Risk Taking    73

9. Proxy    57

10. Hot Rod Charlie    38

NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll

Rank, Horse, Points (first-place votes)

1. Charlatan    362 (22)

2. Monomoy Girl    348 (13)

3. Swiss Skydiver    288 (2)

4. Knicks Go    275 (1)

5. Idol    169

6. Mystic Guide    159 (1)

7. Colonel Liam    123

8. Maxfield    110

9. Shedaresthedevil    58

10. Gamine    57